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Author
Publisher
Holiday House
Pub. Date
2005
Edition
1st ed.
Physical Desc
1 v. (unpaged) : ill. (some col.) ; 29 cm.
Language
English
Description
From the lightbulb to the phonograph to the movies, Thomas Edison was the mastermind behind many inventions that are taken for granted today. But how did he grow up to be a legendary inventor? Michael Dooling explores the origins of Edison's scientific genius: his interest in mixing chemicals-sometimes with explosive results-his diligence in his work as a paperboy, and his difficulty paying attention in school. Through his clear text and stunning...
Author
Publisher
Houghton Mifflin Books for Children
Pub. Date
2010
Physical Desc
1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill. ; 27 cm.
Language
English
Description
From his humble boyhood as a farmer's son, selling newspapers on trains, reading through public libraries shelf by shelf, and dreaming of new inventions, Thomas Edison went on to create the light bulb, the phonograph, and the motion picture camera.
Author
Series
Publisher
Penguin Workshop, an imprint of Penguin Random House
Pub. Date
[2018]
Physical Desc
108 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm
Language
English
Description
Presents the life and accomplishments of the Croatian-born engineer who developed alternating-current technology and invented the radio.
Author
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2013
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
39 unnumbered pages : color illustrations ; 30 cm.
Language
English
Description
Here is the story of the ambitious young man who brought life-changing ideas to America, despite the obstructive efforts of his hero-turned-rival, Thomas Edison. From using alternating current to light up the Chicago World's Fair to harnessing Niagara to electrify New York City and beyond, Nikola Tesla was a revolutionary ahead of his time. Remote controls, fluorescent lights, X-rays, speedometers, cell phones, even the radio -- all resulted from...
Author
Series
Publisher
DK
Pub. Date
2009
Edition
1st American ed.
Physical Desc
128 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 21 cm.
Language
English
Description
A biography of American inventor and businessperson Thomas Edison, covering his upbringing, marriages, career, and many patented creations, such as the first practical electric light bulb.
Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
[2023]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 24 x 31 cm
Language
English
Description
"This engaging picture book biography explores how Jerry Lawson, a Black engineer, revolutionized the video game industry. Before Xbox and Playstation and Nintendo Switch, there was a tinkerer named Jerry Lawson. As a boy, Jerry loved playing with springs, sprockets, and gadgety things. When he grew up, Jerry became an engineer-a professional tinkerer! In the 1970s, Jerry decided to tinker with video games. Back then, if players wanted a new video...
Author
Publisher
Calkins Creek, an imprint of Astra Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
[2023]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
40 unnumbered pages : color illustrations ; 29 cm
Language
English
Description
Edith Clarke devoured numbers, puzzles, and brainteasers. She was an innovator who dreams of how mathematics could modernize America. Fascinated by electricity, Clarke solved an electrical mystery and built the first graphing calculator. This accomplishment helped her become one of the first woman electrical engineers in America.--
Author
Series
Publisher
Core Library, an imprint of Abdo Publishing
Pub. Date
[2015]
Physical Desc
48 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
American inventor and businessman Thomas Edison influenced the world. His most notable achievements, the motion picture camera and the light bulb, are used millions of times each day. This title includes primary sources, sidebars, prompts and activities, charts and graphs, and much more. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards. Core Library is an imprint of Abdo Publishing Company.
Author
Series
Publisher
Tundra Books
Pub. Date
[2016]
Physical Desc
32 unnumbered pages : color illustrations ; 26 cm.
Language
English
Description
Growing up in Smiljan, Croatia, Nikola Tesla dreamed about harnessing the power of Niagara Falls. In 1884, he walked down the gangplank into the New York Harbor with four cents in his pocket, a book of poems, a drawing of a flying machine, and a letter of introduction to Thomas Edison, the "electrical wizard" of America. Upon meeting, Edison sent Tesla to fix the SS Oregon as a test and was so astounded that he offered Tesla a job at his factory....
Author
Publisher
Viking
Pub. Date
2021.
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 27 cm
Language
English
Description
"Born at the stroke of midnight during a lightning storm, Nikola Tesla grew up to become one of the most important electrical inventors in the world. But before working with electricity, he was a child who loved playing with the animals on his family's farm in Serbia. An inventor since childhood, Tesla's patents encompassed everything from radar and remote-control technology to wireless communications. But his greatest invention was the AC induction...
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